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+# Template file for 'cciss_vol_status'
+pkgname=cciss_vol_status
+version=1.12
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="An utility for  Smart Array RAID controllers"
+maintainer="Gerardo Di Iorio  <arete74@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://cciss.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/project/cciss/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a49abbfde6369416ac3d71bca6f60f342584eb99c786c080f8722ad19a17f91f